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The statement a + b = b + a for all rational numbers a, b is called the ____ property of addition.

Class 8Properties of Rational NumbersNumber System
  • Acommutative
  • Bassociative
  • Cdistributive
  • Dclosure

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Changing the order of the addends does not change the sum; this is the commutative property of addition.
Answer: A) commutative

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